The Penguin Historical Atlas Of Ancient Greece Av Robert Morkot

This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world''s earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations...

From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the...

Traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is illustrated and features more than sixty full-colour maps. It looks at its provinces and cities, its trade and economy, its armies and frontier defences; follows its foreign ward and internecine...

Viking marauders in their longships burst through the defences of ninth-century Europe, striking terror into the hearts of peasants and rulers alike for two centuries. But the Vikings were more than just marine warriors and this atlas shows their development...